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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-04
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accompisies f0r everybody exactly 81 bat isclaimed
forit Oneof l'o roa iag tho great poiularityof
the Mustang liAimcAi s found IN rs universal
applicability. Everybody ne,-ls sgch q medicine.
The Lumbcrmun needs 90 ln case ~ accident
The Housewife needs 60 ;or goneraifamlly Use.
The Cnralcr needs 90 fos his teams aud his men.
The Mechanic needs % always on his work
bench.
The Minorrord ,-rorgency.
The Pionecrncel. 4oag withoutit
The Farmer ncol. ... lass. his stable
and his stock yard
The Steamboat man or tie ii0atman nee'iA
tin liberal supply .n. at and ashore.
The HOrsc-lancirr needs TT a Lk bsst
friend aud safest reliance
The StOck-growcr lec'is lett Will save him
thousands of dollars and, Na4ld Of trouble.
The Railroad mn d needs !, and Will need Il "a
long as his life is r1ur ~ aocionts and dangers.
The BaclSwood,mnn needs 10. There IS moth.
ing ike Il as an anudote Tor the dangers 70 llfe
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs it about hi3 store among
his employees Accidents will happen. and when
these como the Mustang Eminent wanted al COCO.
Keepn Bottle in the House. It's the best OF
economy
Keep Bottle In the Factory. lUimmedAie
use IN case OF accident saves pain and loss OF wags
Keep n Bottle Always IN the stable for
use when wanted.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-04

Col. David G.. Potts, of Peters
burg, died Monday in that CITY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-04

June y. '66-lv.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Heard From.

Major Rogers, the exploring engineer of
the Manitoba company, has been heard
from. He did not go into the Flathead
country, but a few days ago was looking
at the country along the Mullan road, be-
ing at that time in the vicinity of Crows
Nest. This is the route that the best in-
formed believe viii be adopted by the
company. AS the Times has before stated
the most practicable route for the Manito-
ba road is down the Big Blackfoot,
through Missoula, and thence over the
MulIan route to Washington territory and
the coast. Those who are most familiar
with the mountain passes say the road
must come this way, or else spend several
unnecessary millions in surmounting the
greater obstacles to the north. h.-Missoula
Times
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Nei1lart Notes.

From the Neihart delegation now in
the city we learn that prospects are bright
ening in that camp and good season is
expected.
The concentrator of the Hudson COM
pany has been in operation several days
and works with perfect success. A hum
dred tons are treated daily and by this
process the ore is reduced to less than
one-third its weight. One hundred tons
of ore yields about thirty tons of con-
centrates.
The smelter is probably started by this
time and it is expected that forty days
run will be made. Contracts have recent
ly been made with Messrs. Rice 6 Wells
tor the burning of $4,000 bushels of char
coal and they are busily engaged in pre-
pairing for the same. The bullion pro-
duced will be brought to Benton for ship
ment by the river route.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Change of Paymasters.

WASHINGTON, May lO.-The following
changes IN the pay department have been
ordered: Major Charles McClurg relieved
from duty at Newport barracks, Kentucky,
July lst, ordered to El Paso to relieve
Major George E. Robinson, who is order
ed to San Francisco to relieve Major John
S. Wetcher. Major Wetcher is ordere3
to duty at Newport barracks, Kentucky.
Major Chas. H. Whypple is relieved from
duty at Fort Keogh, Montana,a and ordered
to take temporary station at Fort Leaven-
worth; Major John P. Baker relieved
from duty at Fort Leavenworth and or
dered to Helena, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
= = . , -
The Manitoba Right of Way.

ST. PAUL, May IA Pioreer Press
Washington special says: The Indian
agent at the great Blackfoot reservation,
Montana, last week complained TO the IN
dian bureau that The Manitoba road was
building its line across the reservation be-
fore the right If way had been appraised
and paid for, securing summary orders for
the road to quiz construction until the law
had been complied with. The eompany's
attorney to-,lay secured from the president
an order allowing The construction TO go
on two or three days longer, by which
time it is expected the appraiseMent will
be completed and the money promptly
paid. The only delay was in the appraise-
ment. thescompany being ready to pay the
money at once upon the report u taee APP
who we're delayed
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
The Wool Growers.

ST.. LOUIS, May lin the woolgrow-
ers' convention to-day Gen. Robinson, on
taking the chair, made somewhat lengthy
address, entering into statistics regarding
the decrease in the production Of wool and
the decline of interest and advocating the
re-enactment Of the tariff OF 1867. The
committee on resolutions was appointed,
after which Judge Lawrence, Of Ohlo.
made very elaborate speech on the wool
interest of the country, showing the
growth of foreign sheep raising, the de-
cline OF the interest in this country, the
cost of importing wool, ETC., and enumer-
ating the grievances of the wool growers
and the workings of the tariff of 1883, ex-
pressing the opinion that, though the
ranch wool interests might continue to
exist, the production of superior classes
and grades Of wool IN the states could n05
endure unless a change was made in the
duty. He also stated that the woolgroW-
ers wanted aid before the interstate com
merce commission on the question afect-
ing the freight rates, and they also wanted
the department of agriculture TO dignity
TIE executive department with bureau
in it devoted to the wool industries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
A Big Forest Fire.

MILWAUKEE, May 12.-Specials received
tonight by the Sentinel from dozen diff
ferent points on the northern Michigan
peninsula and Wisconsin counties adja4
cent are to the effect that The forest fires
are increasing. The whole peninsula is
enveloped in smoke and the telegraph
wires are badly crippled. Near Palms,
Mich, the fires are raging fearfully and
fears are entertained that the town will be
burned though surrounded with green
grass. Farmers on the clearings will lose
everything. A large amount of pine and
cedar is burned. Dispatches from sault
junction say the men are being driven
from the camps by the fires. There is
otelling the amount of damage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
A Pleasing Prospect that the Pool win Fail.

New York, May THE Northwestern
roads are exercised over the discovery thai
freight is going from Buffalo by way oil
lake Superior steamers and the ST. Paul &
Duluth road TO st. Paul and Minneapolis
at the rates charged from Chicago to ST.
Paul, the cut being practically the whole
rate from the seaboard to Chicago. The
efforts 20 patch up the quasi trans-eonti-
mental pool have failed again. Both the
Pacific Mail and Canada Southern agreed
to provide satisfactory diferentials, but the
Atchison declined to concede any differ
entails. The Denver & Rio Grande de-
manded one on account of being narrow
guage road, SO the whole thing was given
up. The association is TO organize as a
statistical bureau, and committee is pre-
pairing tariff.
CHICAGO, May AT the meeting of
the trans-continental railway officials to-
day nothing was accomplished in the way
of perfectng an organization or agreeing
upon rates. Tonight many of the officials
left for home disgusted. Apparently no
system of differential could be devised
that would satisfy the many conflicting
interests. 1t is probable that another
will be held in New York next week, al
though some of the lines insist that they
will not be represented. Much of the
time was occupied by Commissioner
Blanchard in an address explaining the
position of the lines east of Chicago on the
question of pro rates. A conference COM
mittee to take up the subject with the east
ern roads at some future time was ap-
pointed.
TO MEET CANADIAN PACIFIC COMPETITION.
CHICAGO, May 10.-The Times says j:
After the meeting of the trans-continental
lines, Stubbs, of the Southern Pacific, and
party went on to New York, stating be-
fore they left that the Southern Pacific
would meet the competitor of the Canadi-
an Pacific, the Pacific Mail and Clipper
ships in its own way, which means that if
these latter routes took any business they
would get it at loss. It was discovered
that there was no possibility of arranging
with outside lines on the basis of differen-
tial,s as the American roads would not
listen to any such compromise. II the
differentials were to be established, the
Denver 6 Rio Grande and the Northern
Pacific insisted upon being baited with
like advantages, and the Atchison, Tope-
ka &c Santa Fe would under no considera-
ton listen to any such concession. Stubbs'
party has gone east to labor with the
trunk lines in an effort to get reduction
OF the pro rate now demanded east of Chi
cago, in order to secure if possible some
freight originating on the seaboard for the
all rail routes. The party will return to
Chicago in the latter part of the week and
Monday next another meeting of the
lines will be held and a
report made of the result of the negotia-
tiations with the eastern lines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18

as possible the proposed route of the rail-
road, returning late last evening. Mr.. w.
says the heaviest work on the whole line
is in this vicinity, and is of the opinion
that a temporary grade should be made
and track laid from the Coal Banks to a
point above Benton, so as to give time to
put the adopted line through. Upon his
return he will at once prepare to begin
work in this section and will send an OUT
fit here for that purpose. After the line
is definitely located there will not be the
least possible delay in beginning work at
this end of the line.
Messrs. l. G. Baker & Co. were informed
Monday by Manitoba officials that on and
after June 18th that company will be
operating it's line to Fort Bnford and will
be prepared TO deliver freight at that point
for shipment by river. This is most i'm
porJant matter as it shortens the water
haul about 800 miles and will give us
quicker communication with the east, be-
sides other important considerations al
fecting both exports and imports.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
yAGAROND INDIANS.
trhev Should be Kept on their Reservations
and out of the Settlements--A Sugges-
tion as to the Cree Refugees
The BIoods.

The RIVER PRESS feels that is has be-
come necessary to enter earnest protest
against the custom Of allowing agency In
dams to come in the midst of the settle
ments and make camp and remain as long
% suits their convenience. If we under
stand correctly, the government has pro-
yided these Indians with farming imple-
nents and means TO prosecute their work !,
and hired head farmer TO instruct them
in the business, to the end that they may
become useful citizens, and we are told
that all of the best Indians are now on
their little farms around the agency at
tending to their crops and preparing for
the coming winter.
The Indians who have left the agency
and are loafing around the settlements are
worthless, dissolute lot of old and young
bummers, who come to buy, beg, borrow
or steal an existence from the whites.
They bring their women with them and
force them to do whatever work and
drudging is done and then take their earn
ngs and spend it for whisky obtained Sc
cretly from class of whites who are more
worthless, if anything, than their custo-
mers. They even do worse by selling
their women to base purposes and with
out the least tinge of shame.
Another feature in connection with the
presence of these Indians presents itself.
They are without doubt the safe and con-
slant rendezvous of all the loose Indian
horse thieves that roam the country, giY-
ing, them food and refuge, and furnishing
them with information as to where to 60
to steal the best horses.
We understand that Major Baldwin has
signifed his willingness to recall these In
dams to their agency and keep them there
fthe people of this section protest against
their presence. The people do protest,
and Sheriff Black has signified his inten-
ton of appealing to Major Baldwin to re-
move them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
ss-ss Y sadza@ ,
The Manitoba's Progress.

P. B. Winston of the great contracting
firm of Shepherd, Winston & Co., who
have the contract for building the Manite-
ba road, was at Helena last week and will
make a trip on horseback over the line of
the survey from Great Falls east, to get a
general idea of the country. Mr.. Winston
said to an Independent reporter:
The grading corps of 5000 men and 81
900 teams is now hard at work from the
end of tracklaying, ten miles west of Mi
not. These teams and men are scattered
along. the line of location, to point some
where this side of Fort Buford, at the
confluence of the Missouri and Yellow
stone. This work is under the immediate
supervision of Peter Seims, and does not
include the tracklaying squad under the
personal supervision of Donald Grant.
The discipline of an army characterizes our
work. We shall reach Great Falls by the
1st Of October beyond doubt, as we are
now coming at the rate of four and four
and half miles per day with the track
layiug. The graders are away ahead of
them. They are now traversing a level
country, admirably adapted for railway
construction. We do not expect any
heavy work until we strike the Coal Banks
country, where the ground is more or less
broken until We get to Great Falls. There
we will strike the grade of the Montana
Central, already made and ready for the
rails.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
River News.

The steamer Helena did not get away
from Bismarck until the 18th inst.
The steamer Benton is due at Bismarck
afterAa trip to Poplar river with govern
ment freight.
The Rosebud, Helena and Judith are
now the only boats between here and Bis
marck.
The government steamer Josephine will
not leave Bismarck for Benton until all
needed supplies and material for repairing
the barges and dredge boat can be received
and loaded on her. Capt. Towar proposes
to put il full seasonsof active work un-
til snow flies, and wants to commence
right with everything we'll repaired and
in firsf class working shape.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18

at once, stating that the people of that
section threaten to organize vigilance
committee for self protection if the au-
thoritles fail to afford it. Horses stolen by
Bloods were missed within an hour and
trailed to their camp. At one rancho the
Indians fired on the settlers. It is to be
hoped our British friends will agitate this
question until their government will come
to the rescue and take charge of these row.
ing red bandits and keep them on the res
ervation. They are giving us as much or
more trouble on this side of the interna-
tional boundary. Not only have they
stolen horses by the score, bat they have
committed murder. It's high time that
their carnival of crime should cease, and
If two great governments cannot manage
to hold their wards at the agencies where
they belong there is no question but the
people will have to protect themselves as
best they can. If it comes to this, woe to
the noble red man. Our government has
some of the same kind of Indians to ham
die, and we hope its agents will take i'm
mediate and effective action to put and
keep them where they belong.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
4 Russian Exhibition.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE department.
of state has received information from tie
United States consul general at ST. Peters
burg that an agricultural exhibition, win
competition IN agricultural implements
and machinery. will be held at KhaskafF.
Russia, between October % aud October
23d, 1887. Americans can compete III tAs
exhibition of horses, cattle, swine, poultry
and agricultural implements and machln-
cry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Disaster to the Steamer Eclipse.

After the RIVER PRESS had been run of
Saturday evening the coach arrived,
bringing the Bismarck Tribune of the
1lth inst, which contained the following
item: ''The news OF the sinking of the
steamer Eclipse six miles above Buford
was received here last evening by tele-
phone from Washburn. The steamer
started for Benton Saturday morning and
Sunday evening she struck rock near
Buford, breaking her hull and sinking her
stern Id about twelve feet of water. No
particulars can be learned, with the ex-
ception of the fact that her bow is in
shallow water and her stern is in the deep.
Her cargo was valued at $4,000 and 1t
was insured in F. J. Call & Co.'s agency
for $4,000. Captain Baker will dispatch
a boat at once to take as much of the car
60 as can be saved to it's destination"
This was the first information that the
public had of the accident and it caused no
little uneasiness among shippers and par
ties interested. Messrs. t. C. Power &
Bro, agents for the Benton Trans
portatfon company had received a
private telegram on the 18th inst. briefly
stating the fact, but which left them in
doubt as to the amount Of damage done,
so they made no mention of it, hoping to
receive full particulars either by mail or
wire before this time. The boat met with
the accident just above Fort Berthold, in
stead of Fort Buford, as stated above.
There being no telegraph to Berthold the
news was probably taken hurriedly to
Washburn, some fifty miles. below, by
courier and telephoned to Bismarck with
out stopping to get full particulars. The
telegram received by Messrs. Power 6
Bro. reads as follows:
BISMARCK, May II, 1887.
Eclipse struck rock near Berthold.
Boat leaking badly. Goods damaged con-
siderably. Judith is due there to-day and
will take all the freight that is in good
condition. Eclipse raised and will return
to Bismarck to-day. I.P. BAKER.
A strange feature connected with this
affair is that the associated press up to date
has failed to get an account of the acci-
dent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
The Neihart Road.

NE1HARr, NJ. t., May s, 1887.
Editor of the River Press:
The Rocky Mountain Husbandman OF
the 9Th inst. contains charge made by
Mr.. Ed. E. Mann against County Com
missioner T. A. Wall about the alleged
misappropriation Of certain funds entrust-
ed to Mr.. Wall by parties in Benton, funds
to be employed in building and complet-
ing wagon road between Neihart and
the Missouri river. At meeting of the
citizens of Neihart, called for the purpose
of considering means of completing said
road, copy of the proceedings of which
was forwarded to your paper, Mr.. Wall
who was prese Mt by request stated that he
had received $500 from people in Fort
Benton as help towards the completion
Of said road that out of said amount he
had already expended $3.50 on the road,
and that he still had $3.50 of the subscrip-
ton on hand and that same was subject to
the call of the people whenever needed.
Of the other charges made by Mr.. Mann
in his letter to the Husbandman we do
not know anything, but we feel in duty
bound to certify that Mr.. Wall furnished
the people OF Neihart a satisfactory ac-
count of the money entrusted to him by
the Benton people. Respectfully Yours,
ERNEST GRENIER.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
How the Mate Saved his Craft.

MARQUETTE, Mich, May 10.-The tug
Mollie Spencer arrived here at noon from
Duluth and reported encountering the
steam barge Bessemer oyer laden about
thirty miles east of Otterlands, Friday,
blowing signals of distress. The Besse-
mer bows had been stove in by ice and
she made twenty-nine inches of water in
eight minutes. After the accident Cham
berlain, the second mate of the Bessemer,
saved the steamer from laundering by a
daring act. He took pair Of blankets,
had himself lowered overheard until he
was in the icy water up to his neck. Then
taking the blankets between his feet he
got them down by the hole and the sue
tion drew them in, filling it so that the
pumps kept her free. Five hundred tons
of her twelve thousand ton cargo Of ore
were thrown overheard, lighting her
greatly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Captured.

PORTLAND. May 14.-News has reached
here of the arrest at Redding, Col, Of
Moore, the defaulting and abscondiDg
Northern Pacific express agent at Tlm-
berline, Montana. He is held there pend-
ing requisition for his return % that
territory, unless he shall SO far weaken as
70 waive that formality. The express GO.
propose TO make an example OF him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
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Murdered.

New HAVEN, May 10-Mrs. Margaret
Ernst aged seventy-four years was found
early this morning in her house with her
hands and feet bound with ropes and rope
around her neck. She had been choked
to death during rhe night and robbed. She
made will about two years ago and no.
titled her attorney that she desired to
change it. The police see in this ftct the
motive for the crime.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Railroad Rumbles.

Mr.. 2. B. Winston. Of Sheppard, Wins
ton & CO., who have the contract for the
construction of The Manitoba railroad, ar
rived IN the city Saturday evening and left
for Helena Dy Monday mornings coach.
Sunday Mr. Winston went down Ii Engi-
'leer BARCLAY camp, following Is nearly
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
A Brutal IA urder.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 10.-Dan
Briston, the famous Arkansas trapper,
was murdered at Baylor while setting his
traps. A party had laid in ambush for
him and after killing the old man robbed
him of $400. There is no trace of the per-
petratOrs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
The Paris ConsuIship.

WASHINGTON, May 10. Consul General
Walker of Paris is in Washington on
leave of absence and it is understood that
he does not desire to return to his post.
There were over 400 applications for the
place at the incoming Of the present adj
ministration, but Mr.. Walker who is a re-
publican was returned to the office, it vas
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18

said because of his familiarity with the
silver question and the possibility that
there might be another international mon
etary conference. Now that such con-
ference is no longer Considered probable
the applicants are agail being pushed for
the place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
No Treaty.

MADRID, May 10.-The minister Of for
eign affairs to-day informed congress that
it was improbable that commercial treaty
between the West Indies and the United
States should be arranged, the govern
ment not being inclined to enter upon .
tariff.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
A Drawing Room.

LONDON, May 1O.-The Queen held =
drawing room this afternoon at Bncking-
ham park. Mrs. Arthur Pastard and Miss
Louise Morgan, American ladies, were
among the presentations to her majesty in
the diplomatic circle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Caught on the financial Rarbs.

CHICAGO, May lO.-sherman Marsh, the
barbrd wire manufacturer Of this city, as
signed this afternoon. The liabilities are
$448, ,0C0; the assets $3.50, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Died.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Brevet Major
General Henry F. Clarke, U. 5. A., re-
tired, died in this city to-day in the sixty
seventh year OF his age.